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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Friday June 19, 2009
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...Heat Backs Off A Bit By Monday...

OUR OVERWORKED THERMOMETERS: Where I grew up, we used to describe a
day like today as hot as a firecracker. There are all types of fancy
words to describe the heat. Probably the simplest expression is hot,
hot, hot.

This means high temperatures insisting on reaching the mid 90s at
least through Sunday. It will also be quite humid. Sometimes our
weather models argue with each other. The NAM model, for example,
tells us our dew point will drop as low as 63 Saturday, which means
not quite as humid. However, the GFS model says no, it will be around
70 or higher. The models all week have been insisting on high
temperatures around 98 or 99 for the Birmingham area, but so far they
have not produced what was promised. The high in Birmingham yesterday
was 93. It had already crossed the 90-degree mark this afternoon and
the heat index was approaching 100.

The hotter temperatures have been down south. We do not really believe
the high of 102 in Dothan yesterday and low this morning 80. But even
along the coastal areas, the sea breeze has not helped that much and
temperatures have escalated to above the 90-degree mark. For example,
it was 98 at Gulf Shores and 92 on Dauphin Island.

AT THE BEACH: Still great weather, if you do not mind some
perspiration (sweat is a better word). Looks like mostly sunshine all
the way through the weekend with highs around 95 inland and close to
90 along the beach. The sea surface temperature is a very warm 87.

TROPICAL WEATHER: Our friend, the Gulf of Mexico has warmed up enough
to where she is all but inviting tropical development. But there is a
high-pressure nesting over the Northern Gulf and so there are no signs
of development in the Gulf or Atlantic. Over in the East Pacific, a
tropical depression will make landfall on the west coast of Mexico
tonight or Saturday and then move NE. It could possibly spread some
moisture into the SW USA.

SEVERE WEATHER: Scary situation for our friends north of the Ohio
River and through much of the Midwest. There is an Enhanced Moderate
Risk area this afternoon and tonight from the Mississippi River east
across much of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. Severe Thunderstorm Watches
were posted this afternoon from Northern Illinois (including Chicago)
and a Tornado Watch for Northern Indiana. A Slight Risk area covers a
much larger area all the way over to North Carolina, Virginia,
Pennsylvania and Maryland.

LESS IMPROTANT STUFF: Did you know that there is a small community in
NW Walker County called Slicklizard? And there is a spot in Lawrence
County called Penitentiary Mountain. I love that east to west drive on
Highway 24 across Lawrence County where you can see the mountains to
the south and the flat Tennessee Valley to the north. This morning the
snow survey showed only 6/10 of 1% of the lower 48 with a snow cover.
Most of that is in the high country of the west. The NOAA satellite
snow survey showed that a great part of Canada and Alaska are now free
of snow.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Little Miss Molly fully trusts us for
her protection and livelihood. She seems so at ease around us even
though she is always ready to play. She has only been spanked twice in
the 6 years she has lived with us. Her first spanking was when she
destroyed several large rolls of toilet paper and made our master
bedroom look like a fresh snowfall. The other time was when her leash
came loose and she ran away all the way around the walking track and
then jumped in my arms when she got home. After that the majority
owner issued an executive order for no more spanking. Miss Molly
smiled. Life goes on.

J. B. Elliott
jb.elliott@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
Clear and quite warm.
Morning Low 72
WIND: Calm

SATURDAY
Hot and steamy and mostly sunshine. Heat index over 100.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 95
WIND: NW 8-16

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny and hot. An isolated thunderstorm possible extreme NE.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 95
WIND: NW 6-12

MONDAY
Partly sunny. Not as hot. A small risk of an afternoon thunderstorm.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 91
WIND: W 7-14

TUESDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of an afternoon storm.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 91
WIND: W 7-14

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